Daily Challenges - We’re all Connected
With all the snow melting in the mountains, the Boise River has been running very high and very fast. As I was heading over to the running path the other day, I could actually hear the river rushing from a block away. Although I knew the power and swiftness of the water, it was a soothing sound.
I looked at the rushing water and the ducks as I started running along the river path. Some Canada geese were struggling against the current, and I realized that everything in nature has its daily challenges. As I was still recovering from my marathon, I felt the challenge of getting back “up to speed.” I thought of the challenges that the Chinese people were facing in the wake of the devastating earthquake. I thought of the challenges that families face with illness and disabilities.
As I reflected on the many challenges that all things in nature face everyday, I realized that these challenges belong to all of us. We’re all connected. We’re all part of nature. We all originate from the same source.
And, we all have the same instinct to deal with the challenges we face, but it’s how we deal with them that determines our success in overcoming them.
That goose doesn’t allow the swift waters to just drag him along and take him under. The Chinese people don’t say, “Oh well, our town is destroyed, there’s nothing we can do about it.”
Think about the way you face challenges in your life.
Remember: The way you do anything is the way you do everything.